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You Can (***Was told this couldn't be done either!***)
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You Can (***Was told this couldn't be done either!***) |
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Christopher
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Member Rara Avis
since 1999-08-02
Posts 8296Purgatorial Incarceration 
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... At least without the aid of illicit drugs. And after the torture I went through to produce this miserable piece, I feel that I need some! J/K... My drug of choice is life, (and a lot of Mountain Dew!) So here you have it, another impossibility: An Acrostic Sestina! You know only the good die young. Ever must the old tell the tale. So make out of life what you will, Your youth passes much to quick! Owed to yourself what you've missed, Until your final time does pass. Challenges of life as they pass, Are rarely noticed when we're young. Nor always something that's missed. Do you so want to tell the tale, Or have a life end way to quick? Above all believe that you can! Now some may say you never can. Yet will you let that make you pass, The single chance that's gone to quick? However old, you still are young, If in your heart you bear a tale. Now tell! Don't let the chance be missed! Given the odds you might have missed, I'm telling you that you still can, Find a way to tell your tale. You're not lost when you let one pass. One is allowed when you're young, Unchain your heart now! Just be quick! Please don't ever give up too quick, Unless you want words to be missed. That's the only reason when young! You must use it while you still can! Or soon now, when your youth does pass, Untold will forever be your tale. Reward us now please, with your tale! Mine, I do know, has gone by quick! I do hope you won't let it pass! Nor could I bear it if my words missed, Didn't show you that you still can, Tell tales if you want to feel young. Only those who don't try have missed. I fear they knew not that they can, Truly live a "Forever Young." |
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Michael
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Member Rara Avis
since 1999-08-13
Posts 7666California |
Touche', Chris. I am deeply, deeply impressed here - you're a braver man than I, I hate the regular sestina thing...this had to darn near kill you I'd bet. Great job, and great message also. ------------------ Michael Anderson When God puts a tear in your eye, He puts a rainbow in your heart. [This message has been edited by Michael (edited 10-05-1999).] |
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Severn Member Rara Avis
since 1999-07-17
Posts 7704 |
My God AGAIN! This is highly impressive. Don't ever doubt your skill dear, not ever. Why do you always make me shake my head dumbfoundedly?  Fantastic message. |
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DreamEvil Member Elite
since 1999-06-22
Posts 2396 |
Blew my doors off you did and without the aid of hallucinogens I might add. Very, very well done. ------------------ Now and forever my heart hears ~one voice~. DreamEvil© [This message has been edited by DreamEvil (edited 10-05-1999).] |
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hoot_owl_rn Member Patricius
since 1999-07-05
Posts 10750Glen Hope, PA USA |
Whew...my hat's off to you Chris.....you're more poet than I.... ------------------ Man can not discover new oceans unless he has the courage to lose sight of the shore. |
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Dragoness Senior Member
since 1999-08-07
Posts 513 |
Wonderful Christopher! Bravo!! ------------------ Set you heart free and your mind will follow. |
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Christopher
Moderator
Member Rara Avis
since 1999-08-02
Posts 8296Purgatorial Incarceration |
Thank you. |
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Isis Member Ascendant
since 1999-09-06
Posts 6296Sunny Queensland |
It's obvious to me Chris, that you can do anything you set your mind to!! Well done. (Applause) ------------------ What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny, compared to what lies within us. ~Isis~ (Daughter of Mystery) |
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Systematic Decay Senior Member
since 1999-09-15
Posts 1301That place with padded walls and funny people in white......... |
Wow.....I am seriously dumbfounded. Really, really speechless...........great job ------------------ "Despite all my rage, I am still just a rat in a cage." -Billy Corgan- |
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Poet deVine
Administrator
Member Seraphic
since 1999-05-26
Posts 22612Hurricane Alley |
Well, what can I say!? Fantastic Acrostic Sestina? Great poem? Good job? Be careful, Christopher, your immense talent is showing! (I stand in awe!)  |
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A Romantic Heart Member Ascendant
since 1999-09-03
Posts 5496Forever In Your Heart |
Well you said you were going to create one! Little did I know I was in for a treat! And its not even Halloween yet!LOL! Wonderful job! |
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Seymour Tabin Member Empyrean
since 1999-07-07
Posts 31720Tamarac Fla |
Christopher, I genuflect and sweep my hat in deep bow. |
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Christopher
Moderator
Member Rara Avis
since 1999-08-02
Posts 8296Purgatorial Incarceration |
Allright everyone! You're making my head swell! (ms devine...nonono) I appreciat all the wonderful comments, but think you all are wrong if you say I am a better poet! My hat off to all of you! |
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caroline Senior Member
since 1999-08-16
Posts 1218http://members.xoom.com/belladona123/index.htm |
Standing ovation here!! WOW! ------------------ "Tread softly, for I have spread my dreams under your feet"~~William Butler Yeats |
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RainbowGirl Member Elite
since 1999-07-31
Posts 3023United Kingdom |
Chris: Applause from here as well. HUGS ------------------ You give but little when you give of your possessions. It is when you give of yourself that you truly give. |
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toocute4u_27 Junior Member
since 1999-10-01
Posts 26Holdenville, OK USA |
what can I say, everyone has done said it all. Wonderful poem. Remarkable talent. Keep it up. |
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Alison 
since 2008-01-27
Posts 9318Lumpy oatmeal makes me crazy! |
Wow! Wow! |
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